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The Virgin Islands aren't named in the song Kokomo, so please exclude them.
3/7/2026 4:17 AM (edited)
Posted by tdoak on 3/6/2026 12:31:00 PM (view original):
Posted by winnerpeg on 3/6/2026 12:12:00 PM (view original):
That's what I sorta did with my team Canada.
I renamed my AAA players from Canadian born top MLB prospects from 2024 - 2026:
SS Roch Cholowsky
C Nathan Flewelling
1B Riley Nelson
OF Dante Nori
3B Tim Piasentin
2B Irving Rice
Role Name
S Tyler Bremner
R Cam Leiter
I definitely don't understand the AAA rules.

Team Japan has enough overall PA, but not enough at C and 1B.

I looked at who I could draft for AAA players to fill out the roster, if allowed, and when I looked for power-hitting lefty first basemen, the first man up was 1927 Lou Gehrig, who is certainly not an average AAA player!

Or do we just get assigned random AAA players if there isn't anyone else we could draft from our given country?
You can just get randomly assigned AAA players, or others who played for your country. Of the teams entered, some just did random/rename and others actually chose players. Either is fine, and I'll verify them too.
3/6/2026 1:22 PM
Posted by duhbigcat on 3/6/2026 12:45:00 PM (view original):
I would love to do an Aruba, Curacao, Trinidad & Tobago team, but I would need to add some additional players. Could I add the other small Carribean islands not taken (eg Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Bahamas)? It would be the islands named in the Beach Boys song Kocomo
Perfectly fine! 3 more spots open now
3/6/2026 1:23 PM
Also, what do you guys think of the league alignments so far?
3/6/2026 1:24 PM
I would take a USA team as well if it helps fill the league.

I'm working on USA 1951-53
3/6/2026 2:56 PM
Sounds good. If you want that spot it is yours
3/6/2026 4:47 PM
Why does WIS not include the salaries of players when manually chosen into AAA positions as part of the salary cap?
I had 3.1M left before AAA and then tried to draft a 2M pitcher at AAA but the game didn't include that in the overall team salary.
3/6/2026 4:56 PM
My above was basically answered in a private sitemail, along with private team questions.

So my Islands of Virgins team = now in! [puns intended]
3/6/2026 11:25 PM
I misunderstood winnerpegs request when he asked for this team. The Island of Virgins is not in (it did not fit the theme), and we still have 5 spots open
3/7/2026 12:49 AM
Just sent you possibly my last sitemail on this to prevent any misunderstandings.
If my clarification is still an issue then I'll pull it out. [pun intended]

FYI: with my twist of filling half the team (since the Virgin Islands didn't have more players) with players from elsewhere's rookie MLB seasons (since the older people get, though more likely amongst females than males, the less likely to be virgins), this Virgin Islands team still had $3,085,924 more in cap space than my Canada team, and my Canada team is probably not as good as the Venezuelan, Dominican, or American ones.

IMPORTANT: I'm not a typical Canadian, so I'm upfront, not passive-aggressive. Therefore I will not be offended, even in private (internally or otherwise), if I'm still refused this Island of Virgins team based on who I drafted for it. I'm merely explaining why so there's no misunderstandings. Refusing me is dictionary fine. If accepted this ^ way, I also renamed my Virgins' prospects based on the most chosen boys names in the Virgin Islands.
3/7/2026 2:36 AM (edited)
I really had to stretch it to create a marginally competitive Carribean Kocomos team. I selected players from Curacao, Aruba, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Bahamas and had to add a couple of Dutch born players (Blyleven) to get enough innings since this team is going to get lit up. That being said, I loved how this build turned out.
3/7/2026 8:17 AM
Posted by stroh23 on 3/5/2026 10:16:00 AM (view original):
I will take Venezuela 2016-2025
Did you see this?
3/7/2026 9:37 AM
Posted by mbeasley63 on 3/3/2026 9:14:00 AM (view original):
Posted by giannivanaco on 3/2/2026 2:38:00 PM (view original):
Do you guys think we can get 20 or 24 teams in, or should I make the league with 16 teams? We have 10 in right now
I think I prefer 16 or 20 considering the league type as I think the player pool is lesser than normal.

If we get enough interest to fill the league with 24 very fast than 24 is fine, but id say go with 16 or 20 if the league does not fit within 1-2 weeks
Commish- I would like to change my years from 2002-2004 to 2004-2006.

I have not looked at the players avaibale so no idea if it will make my team better, but In looking at the history of the WBC I saw the first tourny was March 2006. So players 2004/2005 seasons likely made huge impact in determining the roster chosen for the inaugural tournament, so this to me is more realistic than 2002-2004 (nd I did not want to use odd years for some reason which is why im not doing 2003-2005)

Hopefully this wont cause any issue, IMO it is better cause ash mentioned it is more in line with the real WBC itself so I think that makes it a better selection. I should have checked first but I thought the first tourney was around 2003 (getting old, the memory is not what it used to be)
3/7/2026 10:11 AM
Posted by stroh23 on 3/7/2026 9:37:00 AM (view original):
Posted by stroh23 on 3/5/2026 10:16:00 AM (view original):
I will take Venezuela 2016-2025
Did you see this?
I did not. Thanks for the follow up! You're in!
3/7/2026 12:50 PM
My Virgins pulled out.
Now I just hope that my Canadiens can kick donkey solo!
3/7/2026 1:02 PM (edited)
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